Chapter 16: The Search

"What should we do?" I said worried that I just saw my mom and dad down stairs and afraid that they might be in danger.

"Calm down Erin" Grandad calmed me down.

"Just because he texted you, doesn't mean his right here" his words this time made me calm than the other, but I had to ask, how did he have my number?

And how does Grandpa know he his actually him?, cause it had been 70 years. Although he can manipulate anybody, but his face will never be the same.

"Wait a minute, how am I sure you are not Daniel, and how do you know it was him who texted" I questioned, afraid he might answer with a "yes am Daniel".

"You are very smart, but I am not Daniel, you can trust me, I manipulated Brian body ever since he entered the basement, and I lied about him texting you, I only said it so that we can hurry for the search of my diary" he explained.

"I will be with you in an hour" I said and rushed back fully into my room to change my clothes.

We later decided to check the house first before any other place, I just prayed we should find the diary before Daniel lays his hand on it.

Then we headed to the basement first, and surprisingly we found nothing.

"It was here when we came here last" Grandpa said, confused.

"Well where could it possibly be, does it mean it had taken" my words forcefully came out.

But we didn't stop with the search, it was moved to mom and dad room, Kyle was distracting them down stairs with one of his interviews.

We searched the room carefully and horridly, then we saw a file envelope in a corner inside the side of the wardrobe. We opened it immediately, but it wasn't what we where looking for. It just had Kyle name written all over.

But we where still curious to know who hid it, or was it a trap?

We tried reading it but they were of course not in English and then we saw the English version, it needed a password code to get the information using a computer, the username was already written on the paper.

We then decided to share this mystery, Grandpa was giving the task to get the Diary while mine was to find out the password to Kyle's file. And I needed a suitable computer, so I decided to head to dad's work, cause he had lots of computers there.

"Continue with the search around the house, when I come back we will continue from where you stopped, and remember you are Brian" I said.

"Right, who is Brian?" Grandpa said, he showed the signs of getting old.

And I thought to myself  "At least he knows Brian is a person", "you Grandpa" and I replied.

I worked a few miles before I could get to dad's work.

"Hey kid, what you want" a man said staring at me, I figured that he was the security.

"I want to meet my dad" I replied peeping through the window and saw Mindy the babysitter.

"And who is that?" He asked

"Mr Theodore, he his the new owner of this company. I replied

"Oh really, never heard of him" he said sacarstically.

"Look Dave, am on a look for something and just found someone, so please excuse me" I said a little polite.

"No!" This time he yelled.

"Look over there" I tricked

"Nice try" he didn't fall for it

Then I stepped on him and ran into the building. I met a receptionist and asked for Mr Theodore and she replied with

"I don't know that name, I mean I remember him as the former manager but now miss Mindy is the one in charge" she said with a chewing gum in her mouth and chewing irritatedly.

"Okay where is the computer room?" I asked and she pointed the direction out. I had to sign on a book with my name and ran to the room.

I peeped through the computer room window and saw Mindy talking to the receptionist, and the receptionist pointed at me, Mindy faced my direction and started walking towards the computer room.

I quickly sent Kyle files to his email and ran out of the room.

"Stop there" Mindy said, while I was closed to the entrance door, I stopped, then continued to run.

I then met Brian at our house street and I called him. He didn't hear me so I ran closer to the house he was about to enter.

"Hey" I said to call him.

"Oh hi, didn't see you there" he replied.

"Where you going?" I asked.

"I have asked all the neighbors and now am guessing this should be the last" Brian said.

"Fine let me go to" I insisted.

"Okay" he agreed and we walked in.

We first knocked then a old woman opened as we entered she had a name tag.

We didn't sit down, cause this was important.

"What can I offer you two?" The woman asked politely.

"Nothing, we are actually looking for a diary, it's red big and has the name written Diary" I said all of that while Brian just stood.

"Oh no boys" She said confused.

"Am a girl" I made it clear.

"Could you be more specific about the diary" The woman said.

"Well it belongs to my grandpa Theodore" I stated and mistakenly pointed at Brian.

"Ohh no, you must find that diary

death is involved" she said and came so close to us, we became scared as she looked so deep to my eyes and I had to run out.

And so did Brian, I walked out of the house so fast and scared.

"Hey we aren't done with the search" Brian said.

"Well i am" I replied and walked home.

We were already at home and mom and dad was watching TV.

"Where is Kyle?" I asked Mom and Dad replied.

"He went out" Dad replied.

I didn't say much again and went upstairs, I saw Brian stare at me, I could tell he was still Angry cause our mission was not accomplished.

But I was also angry for the time I wasted, I couldn't stay near him, so I wondered down the basement. After hitting the wall twice, I heard a different sound.

Like there were space inside the wall. I tried to pull out the brick and successfully did. Then was when I saw the Diary, it was hidden in the basement all along!